An Alabama teenager has been sentenced to life in jail for murdering his 5 members of the family in 2019 as a result of he was ‘fed up’ with them.
Mason Sisk, 18, shot his mother and father and three youthful siblings within the head on September 2, 2019 in Elkmont, Alabama.
The teenage-killer who was 14 at the time of his brutal crime obtained his sentence on Thursday by the Limestone County Circuit Choose Chad Sensible.
The choose mentioned the crime was ‘ghastly, disturbing and draped in unmitigated evil.’
The life sentence got here after Sisk was convicted of four counts of capital murder for killing his father John Sisk, 38, adoptive mom Mary Sisk, 35, and youthful siblings Kane, 6, Rorrie, 4, and Colson, 6 months. The jury had deliberated for lower than two hours.
Mason Sisk, 18, was sentenced on Thursday to life in jail for murdering his 5 members of the family in 2019
John Sisk, 38, and Mary Sisk, 35, have been shot alongside their three younger youngsters by Mason Sisk who was ‘fed up’ with them
Sisk murdered his three youthful siblings Kane, 6, Rorrie, 4, and Colson, 6 months.
Limestone County District Lawyer Brian C.T. Jones mentioned: ‘I’ve prosecuted lots of people in my profession, and I can inform you that out of all of these folks, solely 4 out of 5 folks scare the hell out of me and he’s on the prime of my checklist.’
Sisk was ineligible for the loss of life penalty as a result of he was underneath 18 when he murdered his household.
Earlier than the sentencing on Thursday members of the deceased household gave victims’ affect statements in July.
Mary Sisk’s brother Douglas Prater mentioned: ‘On September 1, 2019, I got here residence with presents for everybody – together with you, Mason. As a substitute of seeing the happiness on their faces, I needed to put these presents in caskets.’
Mary Sisk’s sister Katie advised Mason his nanny didn’t consider he was the killer till the proof was in entrance of her face.
Katie mentioned: ‘How may her first grandson homicide her household? She had a coronary heart assault and later died from cardiac arrest. I have no idea if I’ll ever forgive you, however I do grieve the lack of you. The kid Mason that I knew died the day you murdered them.’
Sisk was 14 on the time of his crime which made him ineligible for the loss of life penalty
The Choose wrote that Sisk’s crime was ‘ghastly, disturbing and draped in unmitigated evil.’
Matt ‘Gator’ Paddle who was pal of John Sisk described Mason as ‘a nerdy child’ and mentioned he stayed in his room rather a lot.
Gator mentioned that he sensed pressure between John and Mary however ‘didn’t sense any pressure between Mason and his household’.
The deputy legal professional mentioned: ‘There have been allegations that Mason was mistreated by John. That could be true, besides he took it out on his complete household.’
Video footage from Sisk’s confession to the murders confirmed him admitting to the killings of his household as a result of he was ‘fed up of all of the combating’ in his household.
Some 31 witnesses appeared at courtroom for Sisk’s trial in April and on the ultimate day of testimony jurors heard from the state witness investigator Johnny Morrell.
Morrell mentioned proof offered within the case together with Mary Sisk’s cellphone and the interviews performed on the time of the homicide when Sisk confessed to the crime.
Sisk’s confession got here after a protracted interval of questioning from former Sheriff Mike Blakely.
Lawson live-tweeted the trial in April and mentioned Mason had a ‘restricted response’ to the jury resolution however appeared ‘a bit shell shocked’.
The interview video reveals Sisk denying killing his household a number of occasions whereas Blakely accused him of mendacity.
The trial initially occurred in 2022 however was declared a mistrial after it was found that the FBI had lastly unlocked the cellphone of Sisk’s adoptive mom Mary Sisk.
On the re-trial in April the Choose thanked the jury for dealing with the tough subject material and mentioned they’re possible eternally modified.
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